Surry Central waltzed into their contest on Thursday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over the West Wilkes Blackhawks. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Golden Eagles also won the last time the pair played back in August.
Surry Central was staring down a 2-0 deficit headed into the third set, but they rallied to take the next four for the win. The match finished with set scores of 22-25, 12-25, 25-22, 25-13, 15-10.
Despite the loss, West Wilkes still got an impressive performance from Layla Smith, who had 18 digs. Smith has been hot recently, having posted ten or more digs the last four times she's played.
Surry Central's win bumped their record up to 12-3. As for West Wilkes, they dropped their record down to 7-6 with that defeat, which was their fourth straight at home.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Surry Central is on the road again on Monday to play Alleghany at 6:00 p.m. As for West Wilkes, they will head out to take on Forbush at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both are at an even 5-5 against one another since August of 2018, but likely not for long.
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